,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fbfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ab1 #bjbj,mr4   
,s>banes 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4    
,davis ( ,ill9ois1 & ,mr4 ,c\rtney7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 
addition to ! ,committee on ,ways &     
,means1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly     
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xviii ( !     
,social ,security ,act to waive co/ %>+ 
"u ! ,m$ic>e program = c]ta9 visits     
relat+ to te/+ = ,,covid-#ai4  #a4      
,waiv+ co/ %>+ "u ! ,m$ic>e program =   
c]ta9 visits relat+ to te/+ =           
,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ahcc
 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #aciel7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9     
subsection 7a77#a7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ &    
be=e 7,,cc72 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ be=e !   
p]iod at ! end ! foll[+3 1 & 7,,dd7 )   
respect to a specifi$ ,,covid-#ai       

te/+-relat$ s]vice describ$ 9 p>agraph  
7#a7 ( subsection 7cc7 = :i* paym5t may 
be made "u a specifi$ outpati5t paym5t  
provision describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 ( su*
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p]c5t ( ! paym5t am\nt o!rwise recogniz$
 "u su* respective specifi$ outpati5t   
paym5t provision = su* s]vice12  7#b7 9 
subsection 7b71 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce-- 7,a7  
by /rik+ & be=e 7#aj72 &  7,b7 by ins]t+
 be=e ! p]iod at ! end ! foll[+3 1 &    
7#aa7 su* d$uctible %all n apply )      
respect to any specifi$ ,,covid-#ai     
te/+-relat$ s]vice describ$ 9 p>agraph  
7#a7 ( subsection 7cc7 = :i* paym5t may 
be made "u a specifi$ outpati5t paym5t  
provision describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 ( su*
 subsection2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+ new subsection3  7cc7 ,specifi$  
,,covid-#ai te/+-,relat$ s]vices ,=     
purposes ( subsection 7a77#a77;,,dd73   
7#a7 ,description  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a     
specifi$ ,,covid-#ai te/+-relat$ s]vice 
describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is a m$ical     
visit t-- 7i7 is 9 any ( ! categories ( 

,,hcpcs evaluation & managem5t s]vice   
codes describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b72  7ii7
 is furni%$ dur+ any portion ( ! em]g5cy
 p]iod def9$ 9 section                  
#aace7;g77#a77;,b7 beg9n+ on or aft] !  
date ( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is        
subsection2 &  7iii7 results 9 an ord] =
 or adm9i/ration ( an 9 vitro diagno/ic 
product 7z def9$ 9 section #hji4c7;a7 ( 
title #ba1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations7 
adm9i/]$ dur+ any portion ( su* em]g5cy 
p]iod beg9n+ on or aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is subsection = ! detection 
( ,,s>s-,co,v-#b or ! diagnosis ( !     
virus t causes ,,covid-#ai t is approv$1
 cle>$1 or au?oriz$ "u section #eaj7k71 
#eac1 #eae1 or #efd ( ! ,f$]al ,food1   
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act4  7,b7          
,categories ( ,,hcpcs codes ,= purposes 
( subp>agraph 7,a71 ! categories (      
,,hcpcs evaluation & managem5t s]vices  
codes are ! foll[+3 7i7 ,(fice & o!r    
outpati5t s]vices4  7ii7 ,hospital      
obs]vation s]vices4  7iii7 ,em]g5cy     
dep>tm5t s]vices4  7iv7 ,skill$ nurs+   

facility s]vices4  7v7 ,domicili>y1 re/ 
home1 or cu/odial c>e s]vices4  7vi7    
,home s]vices4  7#b7 ,specifi$ outpati5t
 paym5t provision ,a specifi$ outpati5t 
paym5t provision describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph
 is any ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! hospital    
outpati5t prospective paym5t sy/em "u   
subsection 7t74  7,b7 ,! physician fee  
s*$ule "u section #ahdh4  7,c7 ,!       
prospective paym5t sy/em develop$ "u    
section #ahcd7o74  7,d7 ,section        
#ahcd7;g71 ) respect to an outpati5t    
critical access hospital s]vice4  7,e7  
,! paym5t basis det]m9$ 9 regulations   
pursuant to section #ahcc7;a77#c7 =     
rural heal? cl9ic s]vices4  4  7b7      
,claims modifi] ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & 
,human ,s]vices %all provide = an       
appropriate modifi] 7or o!r id5tifi]7 to
 include on claims to id5tify1 =        
purposes ( subp>agraph 7,,dd7 ( section 
#ahcc7;a77#a71 z add$ by subsection 7a71
 specifi$ ,,covid-#ai te/+-relat$       
s]vices describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 (      
section #ahcc7;cc7 ( ! ,social ,security

 ,act1 z add$ by subsection 7a71 = :i*  
paym5t may be made "u a specifi$        
outpati5t paym5t provision describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#b7 ( su* subsection4  7c7    
,implem5tation ,not)/&+ any o!r         
provision ( law1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & 
,human ,s]vices may implem5t !          
provisions (1 includ+ am5dm5ts made by1 
?is section ?r\gh program in/ruction or 
o!rwise4